Sunday , 1 November 2026

Pau FC vs USL Dunkerque, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
Pau FC
2 – 0
Full Time
USL Dunkerque
Fri 18 Sep 2026 · 18:00 UTC Nouste Camp HT 45' · FT 45'
Jessy Benet pen 49' 1–0
Abdoulaye Mbaye 88' 2–0
R 11' Victor Mayela
Anthony Briancon 16' Y
Abdel Hakim Abdallah 32' Y
Y 52' Bram Lagae
Y 81' Enzo Mayilla

Overview

Match Preview

Pau FC vs USL Dunkerque — Ligue 2 at Nouste Camp.

Match Details

  • Referee Brendan Roffet
  • Assistant 1 Gregoire Valleteau (France)
  • Assistant 2 Regis Gaillard
5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 14.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 11 25
2 Montpellier HSC 11 24
3 Pau FC 11 20
4 AS Nancy-Lorraine 10 19
5 Stade de Reims 10 18
6 Red Star FC 10 17
7 FC Annecy 11 16
8 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 11 15
9 En Avant Guingamp 11 14
10 FC Metz 11 14
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 11 13
12 USL Dunkerque 11 12
13 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 10 11
14 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 11 10
15 FC Nantes 11 9
16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 11 9
17 Clermont Foot 63 11 8
18 Grenoble Foot 38 11 8

Head-to-Head

2
3
6
Pau FC 11 games · Avg 2.8 goals USL Dunkerque
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-18 Pau FC 2–0 USL Dunkerque 2026-01-16 USL Dunkerque 3–1 Pau FC 2025-10-24 Pau FC 0–3 USL Dunkerque 2025-01-10 Pau FC 1–1 USL Dunkerque 2024-09-20 USL Dunkerque 3–2 Pau FC

Recent Form

Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep USL Dunkerque H 2–0 W
11 Sep Montpellier HSC A 0–1 L
04 Sep FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 1–1 D
28 Aug Rodez Aveyron Football A 2–2 D
21 Aug AS Nancy-Lorraine H 0–1 L
14 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–0 W
USL Dunkerque
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Pau FC A 0–2 L
12 Sep AS Saint-Etienne H 2–1 W
04 Sep Clermont Foot 63 H 1–1 D
28 Aug AS Nancy-Lorraine A 0–2 L
21 Aug Montpellier HSC H 0–1 L
14 Aug Stade de Reims A 3–3 D

Season Stats

Pau FC USL Dunkerque
#3 Position #12
20 Points 12
11 Played 11
6 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 5
16 Scored 14
11 Conceded 17
+5 GD -3
1.82 PPG 1.09
55% Win % 27%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season

Pau FC are 3rd (20 pts). USL Dunkerque are 12th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Pau FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
3/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
USL Dunkerque
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/6
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Pau FC
Babacar Leye 4 G 2 A
Cheikh Fall 3 G
Hacene Benali 3 G
Lorenzo Rajot 2 G 3 A
USL Dunkerque
Egor Prutsev 3 G 1 A
Souleymane Keita 2 G 1 A
Gaetan Robail 2 G
Opa Sangante 2 G
Marco Decherf 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Pau FC have kicked off against USL Dunkerque. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Enzo Mayilla has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 11' A meaty challenge results in booking for Victor Mayela on 11.
  • 12' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Victor Mayela.
  • 16' Anthony Briancon was booked on 16.
  • 17' A change in the USL Dunkerque ranks — Gaetan Robail exits the field as Bram Lagae enters on 17.
  • 22' USL Dunkerque have won 172 goals from 187 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 32' Abdel Hakim Abdallah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 32.
  • 37' Pau FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined USL Dunkerque backline.
  • 42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
  • 49' Jessy Benet does the damage! The net is bulging and Pau FC surge ahead!
  • 52' It’s a booking for USL Dunkerque player. Bram Lagae gets a card.
  • 57' Pau FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 58' Axel Dodote gets the nod from Pau FC. He replaces Axel Bamba and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' Gaetan Robail needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Abdoulaye Mbaye. He replaces Jeremy Sebas on 67 minute.
  • 72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 77' Fresh legs for USL Dunkerque! Pape Malick Dieng comes on to replace Souleymane Keita.
  • 81' Enzo Mayilla has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 81.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Pau FC — Lorenzo Rajot on, Tom Saettel off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Brilliant from the ! Abdoulaye Mbaye makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 88.
  • 2-0 the final result. USL Dunkerque will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thierry Debès

USL Dunkerque Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Sánchez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Malik Tchokounte 4
Samy Baghdadi 2
Billy Ketkeophomphone 2
Kandet Diawara 1
Victor Lobry 1
Enzo Bardeli 1
Antoine Batisse 1
Khalid Boutaib 1

Head to Head

2026-09-18 Pau FC 2–0 USL Dunkerque 2026-01-16 USL Dunkerque 3–1 Pau FC 2025-10-24 Pau FC 0–3 USL Dunkerque 2025-01-10 Pau FC 1–1 USL Dunkerque 2024-09-20 USL Dunkerque 3–2 Pau FC

Pau FC Form

2026-09-18 Pau FC 2–0 USL Dunkerque W 2026-09-11 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Pau FC L 2026-09-04 Pau FC 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2026-08-28 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–2 Pau FC D 2026-08-21 Pau FC 0–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine L 2026-08-14 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–1 Pau FC W

USL Dunkerque Form

2026-09-18 Pau FC 2–0 USL Dunkerque L 2026-09-12 USL Dunkerque 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne W 2026-09-04 USL Dunkerque 1–1 Clermont Foot 63 D 2026-08-28 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2–0 USL Dunkerque L 2026-08-21 USL Dunkerque 0–1 Montpellier HSC L 2026-08-14 Stade de Reims 3–3 USL Dunkerque D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.76 Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 USL Dunkerque xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC52% Draw26% USL Dunkerque22%
Actual: Pau FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Pau FC or Draw
77%
Draw or USL Dunkerque
48%
Pau FC or USL Dunkerque
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC37% Draw45% USL Dunkerque18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Pau FC

Handicap Pau FC covers Push USL Dunkerque covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Pau FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.